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RCW 27 (AKA Gum 14) Complex in VELA

INCLUDING RU 64 NGC 2626 & PK 259 +0.1

 (Image Centered at ra: 08:38 / dec -40º 14' 38")

 

 

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February 2012, Complejo La Aldea in Villa de Merlo

San Luis, Argentina

 


 

DATA

TYPE: Open Cluster with Nebulosity

V mag: NA

SIZE: approximately FOV 135' x 100'

DISTANCE: approximately 800 lights years

   

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

RCW 27 is a emission nebula covering a large area of about 2 degrees which combines many type of objects. Emission dark and reflections nebulas open clusters and planetaries nebulas as well. It is located in the north western side of the Constellation of Vela near its limit with Puppis. One of the major contributor of its ionization is HD 73882 an O type star. Also in the image RU 64 is an open cluster of about 65 arc minutes of relative size. The bright bluish star in the center is HD 74067 vmg 5.2 and it has a 9.08 mg companion at 5 arc seconds. At the top left we have NGC 2626 a handsome reflection nebula. At the top right we also PK 259+ 0.1 a bright Planetary Nebula with 1.1 arc minutes.

 

The RCW catalogue was published in 1960 by Alex Rodgers, Colin Campbell and John Whiteoak under the direction of Bart Bok. It contains 180 objects many of them HII regions which are also referenced by their Gum objects.

 

For some reason this are is not so popular among astro photographers but we hope this will change soon...

      

IMAGE INFORMATION

SCOPE: William Optics ZenithStar 66 f4.8

MOUNT: Sky Watcher NEQ6

SKY CONDITIONS: Transparency and seeing good

CAMERA: QSI 583 WS -10Cº

FILTERS: 31 mm  Baader LRGB set; Astronomik Ha 6nm

EXPOSURES: LHaRGB (30,90,30,30,30)

GUIDING: Celestron SCT 8" working at f10 Starlight Xpress Lodestar Camera. PHD Guiding

PROCESSING: Images Plus (Dark substraction Sigma Median Combination); CCD Sharp; NASA Photoshop Fits Liberator, Photoshop CS